Print Fobuk 4 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, horror titles, event flyers, game titles, grunge, spooky, handmade, chaotic, playful, distressed print, handmade texture, dramatic display, diy aesthetic, rough, inked, ragged, textured, uneven.
A rough, inked print face with jagged contours and visibly irregular stroke edges, as if stamped or brushed with a worn tool. Letterforms lean slightly and vary in width, with abrupt terminals, occasional blobby joins, and intermittent nicks that create a distressed texture. The rhythm is intentionally uneven, with inconsistent counters and organic wobble that keeps the alphabet lively rather than geometric. Numerals share the same weathered silhouette and imperfect curves, maintaining the distressed, hand-rendered consistency across the set.
Best suited for short headlines and attention-grabbing display applications such as posters, album/cover art, event flyers, and title treatments where texture and attitude are desired. It can work well for themed packaging or editorial pull quotes when set large with generous spacing, but is less appropriate for long-form reading where the distressed details may hinder legibility.
The overall tone feels gritty and slightly ominous, with a handmade chaos that reads as rebellious and theatrical. Its distressed texture suggests vintage horror ephemera, punk flyers, or DIY signage, while still retaining enough friendliness to feel playful rather than purely aggressive.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect hand-printed lettering with a worn, distressed surface—prioritizing mood, texture, and spontaneity over smooth regularity. Its goal is to deliver an expressive, gritty voice that immediately signals a DIY or dark-themed aesthetic.
At display sizes the broken edges and internal speckling become a defining feature, while at smaller sizes the texture can visually fill in and reduce clarity. The distinctive irregularities create strong personality, but also make spacing and alignment feel deliberately loose and expressive.